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The top three spots in the Week 8 Mid-Major top 10 poll remain the same with Fresno State taking four of the five first place votes, the other goes to Northern Illinois and in third place is 6-1 Ball State.
Some movers in the poll are Wyoming who made the big leap by moving up three spots to No. 6 and are ahead of BYU. On the other end of the spectrum is East Carolina who went from No. 4 to No. 9 after losing to Tulane 36-33. Speaking of Tulane, they are now No. 8 and moved up one spot from last week.c
Voting this week was comprised of one ballot from each of the following blogs: UB Bull Run (Buffalo), Cowboy Altitude (Wyoming), Miner Rush (UTEP), Mountain West Connection (MWC) and Hustle Belt (MAC).
Here is the Week 8 poll, and now is your chance to love or hate this week's poll.
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fresno State | 5-0 (2-0 MWC) | 49 (4) | 1 |
| 2 | Northern Illinois | 6-0 (2-0 MAC) | 46 (1) | 2 |
| 3 | Ball State | 6-1 (3-0 MAC) | 40 | 3 |
| 4 | Boise State | 4-2 (2-1 MWC) | 30 | 5 |
| 5 | Bowling Green | 5-2 (3-0 MAC) | 23 | 7 |
| 6 | Wyoming | 4-2 (2-0 MWC) | 20 | 9 |
| 7 | BYU | 4-2 | 19 | 8 |
| 8 | Tulane | 5-2 (3-0 C-USA) | 17 | 9 |
| 9 | East Carolina | 4-2 (2-1 C-USA) | 10 | 4 |
| 10 | Rice | 4-2 (3-0 C-USA) | 9 | NR |
| Dropped Out: Ohio | Others Receiving Votes: Western Kentucky (8), Marshall (6), Buffalo (2) |